Senator John Isakson

Republican  •  Georgia  •  5th Term  •  Sworn In 1999
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02/15/12
Commentary: Ignoring the horse race

Democratic Senator Roland W. Burris of Illinois read it in 2010; Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia, in 2011. So a Democrat will read it this year. I recently read the address, and I call your attention to these two sentences: “[N]othing is more .

Source: Jacksonville Journal Courier
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02/15/12
Cochran and Wicker Join Challenge to Constitutionality of Health Care Reform Insurance Mandate

...Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Dean Heller (R-Nev.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Mike Johanns (R-Neb.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Richard Lugar (R-Ind.

Source: Yall Politics
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02/14/12
Obama proposes $2.8M for Savannah port expansion

I am pleased that the Obama administration is still in support of this project." In a statement, Sen. Johnny Isakson called the news "promising," and echoed comments that "the designation of additional funding for the Savannah Harbor signifies that the ...

Source: CNBC
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02/14/12
Region dodges wintry mix; light rain to continue through 1 p.m. Latest updates on LakePoint. Business updates.

...a.m. weekdays -On Rome's News Talk WRGA 1470 AM; click to listen online. -Please join our guests including Floyd County Emergency Management Director Scotty Hancock on our overnight weather and U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson on the president's latest budget..

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02/14/12
No guarantees for Gingrich in Ga.

...most of any at stake on Super Tuesday — is still competitive. “Right now, everybody has a chance,” said Georgia GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson, who hasn’t endorsed in the presidential race. Gingrich is leading the field in the latest poll of 625 likely

Source: The Politico
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02/14/12
Obama proposes $2.8M for Savannah port expansion

...in a statement. "''I am pleased that the Obama administration is still in support of this project." In a statement, Sen. Johnny Isakson called the news "promising," and echoed comments that "the designation of additional funding for the Savannah Harbor

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02/14/12
Obama proposes $2.8M for Savannah port expansion

...Chambliss in a statement. "''I am pleased that the Obama administration is still in support of this project." In a statement, Sen. Johnny Isakson called the news "promising," and echoed comments that "the designation of additional funding for the Savann

Source: CBS News
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02/14/12
Obama budget includes funds for port expansion

...in a statement. "''I am pleased that the Obama administration is still in support of this project." In a statement, Sen. Johnny Isakson called the news "promising," and echoed comments that "the designation of additional funding for the Savannah Harbor

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02/14/12
Obama proposes $2.8M for Savannah port expansion

...in a statement. ""I am pleased that the Obama administration is still in support of this project." In a statement, Sen. Johnny Isakson called the news "promising," and echoed comments that "the designation of additional funding for the Savannah Harbor s

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02/14/12
Senators Challenge Insurance Mandate

...Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV), Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Sen. Richard Lugar (R

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02/14/12
Conant: Congress: No budget, no pay

Jim Cooper. Sen. Johnny Isakson believes “No Budget, No Pay” is a good idea, but his focus is his biennial budget bill. (The two bills are compatible, and both could become law.) Sen. Saxby Chambliss is reviewing the bill. Congress knows ...

Source: Savannah Morning News
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02/13/12
Albany attorney Millsaps new Gingrich chief

He was also a state political director for Sen. Johnny Isakson in 1996. Until September 2011, he operated his own law office in Camilla, at which time he became a partner with HBSS in Albany. "Gingrich is a hard man to say no to," Millsaps said.

Source: Albany Herald
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02/13/12
Isakson: Close Fannie, Freddie

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) wants to see the end of government-owned mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and he has filed a proposal to phase them out over 10 years. Isakson’s bill would replace Fannie and Freddie with a single ...

Source: GPB
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02/13/12
Wash. will apply for waiver to US education law

...beating the odds and improving enough to work their way off the growing list of failing schools. Georgia Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson, one of the original authors of the landmark No Child Left Behind education law, now is trying to dismantle aspects o

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02/12/12
Idaho politics: Crapo, Risch join GOP colleagues, question health care mandate

Dean Heller (R-NV), Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Sen. Richard Lugar ...

Source: Idaho Statesman
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02/10/12
Isakson to headline Chatsworth-Murray Chamber Banquet

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia will be the keynote speaker at the 34th Annual Chatsworth-Murray County Chamber of Commerce Banquet to be held at Cohutta Springs Conference Center on Feb. 23. A “meet and greet” with the Republican senator will be .

Source: Daily Citizen-News
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02/09/12
Savannah Harbor deepening gets another $2.5 million in federal money

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson agreed. “Today’s announcement of additional funding is a great victory for Savannah, for Georgia and for the entire southeastern economy,” the Georgia Republican said Wednesday. “The Georgia congressional ...

Source: Savannah Morning News
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02/08/12
House insider trading bill targets Nancy Pelosi

(See the vote and bill here.) Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., won an amendment to require that members and the executive branch disclose their residential mortgages, aimed at the sweetheart deals some members got ...

Source: San Francisco Gate
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02/08/12
Ron Sifen: Fix ‘fatally flawed’ transit proposal

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson and U.S. Rep. Tom Price have warned the region that it is unlikely that these funds will be available from Washington. Despite the fact that Cobb has not completed its study yet, Cobb is basing its cost estimates on assumptions ...

Source: Marietta Daily Journal
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02/07/12
Missouri Students Selected for United States Senate Youth Program

Mikulski of Maryland, Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho, Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia, Senator Richard G. Lugar of Indiana and Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama. Each year, the Honorary Co-Chairs of the program are the Senate Majority and Minority ...

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (blog)
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02/07/12
Mary Kay Murphy

I look forward to our meetings with U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, and U.S. Representative Rob Woodall to discuss the near and far future of federal funding of K-12 education as it affects the State of Georgia and ...

Source: Weekly
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02/06/12
Around Town: Political fundraising season is gearing up

Wilson also serves on U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson’s Education Advisory Committee. Readers will recognize some of the names of his employees, such as former interim Cobb Schools Superintendent Jill Kalina, who is listed as his senior vice president ...

Source: Marietta Daily Journal
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02/06/12
Louisiana Senator Co-Sponsors Bill to Protect Agent Health Commissions

Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., have introduced S. 2068, the Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act. Sens. Lisa Murkowski ...

Source: Insurance Journal
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02/06/12
2Day in #OpenGov 2/6/2012

...record amounts on lobbying as Congress has stepped up its oversight of the game over the past few years. (Politico) Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) is losing his top health aide to the revolving door. Tyler Thompson is leaving Isakson for the health care pra

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02/05/12
Renting out foreclosures

Managing single-family homes is much more labor and capital intensive than managing apartments, said Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., who served as president of Northside Realty in metro Atlanta for two decades. Ultimately, foreclosures need to move ...

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution
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02/04/12
Amendments to Tighten, Trim, and Tone the STOCK Act

and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) requires Congress and the Executive Branch to disclose mortgage information on their residences, including the mortgage holder, date, range, and interest rate. Also in the mortgage category is Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.)

Source: Motley Fool
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02/04/12
Landrieu, Isakson Introduce Bill to Protect Small Insurance Agents, Consumers

Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., have introduced S. 2068, the Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act. This legislation will ensure that health insurance ...

Source: Insurance News Net
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02/04/12
Landrieu, Isakson Introduce Bill to Protect Small Insurance Agents, Consumers

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-- The office of Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., have introduced S.

Source: Insurance News Net
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02/03/12
DeMarco "Completely Puzzled" Over Derivatives Flap

In an NPR interview yesterday, Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia called the investments “at best unsavory and at worst immoral,” while Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) called them “shocking and stunning.” “The mission of Freddie ...

Source: Forbes
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02/03/12
House ready to consider Senate-passed ban on insider trading by lawmakers, administration

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala ... chairwoman of the Senate's ethics committee, and senior committee Republican Johnny Isakson of Georgia won an amendment that would force disclosure of all residential mortgages — by members of Congress, the ...

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune
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